Every time it came up
Mentioned as series with similar problems to Lost regarding unclear overarching mythology about aliens vs super soldiers
Woody ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“The x-files had a problem like that with their main overarching mythos. They really struggled with... They kept muddling up whether it was an alien conspiracy with a shadow government to sort of move in and take over, an”
Kyle recounts watching the show as a kid in the 90s, describing a specific episode about the incestuous Peacock family and the show's alien mythology and conspiracy plot involving government, aliens, and hybrid programs.
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Mulder he's the one who believes everything right where someone can just be like there's ghosts in my basement and he's like scully we have to get on this”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“The X-Files is a fucking good show. I mean, that's so much more intense.”
Woody · likely▲ positive
“They won a lot of Emmys they did a really good job I enjoyed the individual episodes but I missed too many to follow the like subplot”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified● neutral · news/off-topic, not scored
“It was a wildly popular show, especially around its fourth season.”
Taylor · likely▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I remember being in fifth grade and talking to my teacher like miss harrison i was like did you watch the x-files last night”
Discussion of the show's quality and scary episodes
Taylor · unverified▲ positive
“The X-Files won so many Emmys and so many awards. It was massive. It was a huge show. And there's some legitimately scary episodes of that show.”
Woody discusses watching it as his favorite TV show growing up, sneaking out of bed past bedtime to watch it, and having watched every episode many times
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“i've seen every episode many many many times i've watched it through so many times this is my favorite it was my favorite tv show as a kid”
Discussion of the TV-MA rated X-Files episode 'Home', described as extremely disturbing with incestuous themes; debate about how dark the show gets
Kyle · unverified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“I didn't. I've never really watched the X-Files. I thought it was a show about like looking for goblins or something.”
Taylor · unverified◆ mixed
“I think is the weirdest, like sickest, because of that incestuous angle they took with it. It was the only one rated TV MA, you know, mature, and they only aired it twice that I can remember.”
Woody discusses watching The X-Files as a kid with his teacher, specifically the 'Peacocks' episode about an incestuous family
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I watched the X-Files. And as like a 28 year old woman she watched it too and I was always a kid who could kind of have conversations with adults”
Kyle discusses watching the show as a child and its influence on his belief that the government was hiding aliens
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I had this belief that I remember my mom was like, 'What is this even about?' I was like, 'The I'm like nine. The government. They're hiding the aliens, mom.' And she's like, 'What government?'”
Episode discussion featuring comedic storyline with backwards narrative told by different characters with Luke Wilson as sheriff
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“he's in a fun episode of the xfiles that's a bit of a comedic episode”
Discussion of The X-Files and fear of aliens, particularly the gray aliens from the show
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I for I do more than anything more than anything I believe in them all right I believe in them I genuinely fear those gray aliens from the X Files I just watch too much of that stuff as a kid”
Discussion of X-Files episode featuring the Golem
Woody · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“there's a there's an x-files episode you might enjoy Taylor because I know you hate the Jews”